MEASUREMENT OF GROUP EFFECTIVENESS IN NATURAL ISOLATED GROUPS

Abstract

The systematic study of interpersonal relations and productivity in natural isolated groups requires measurement techniques which are practicable for administration in groups operating under variable or extreme environmental conditions. In the present study simple questionnaire scales designed to measure group cooperation and effectiveness demonstrated acceptable reliability and were shown to relate consistently to an independent criterion of group effectiveness. Significant changes in social relations and group accomplishment were recorded in several of the Antarctic groups studied.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0424924

Entities

People

  • E. K. Gunderson
  • Paul D. Nelson

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Continents
  • Cooperation
  • Efficiency
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Measurement
  • Motivation
  • New York
  • Productivity
  • Questionnaires
  • Reliability
  • Scientists
  • Sea Level
  • Statistics
  • Teamwork
  • Time Intervals
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Polar and Arctic Studies